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Air carrier captain reported hearing multiple loud pops on takeoff and was informed that a nose wheel assembly was left on the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1739447 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear Tire |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
While taxiing out we turned onto the taxiway and heard a pop; stopped; [and] checked for any indication of something abnormal. Nothing noted. Continued taxiing and took off with no indication of anything wrong. Tower called at 140 kts. On the takeoff roll. Called again passing 700 ft. After gear was retracted to inform us of a nose tire left on the taxiway. [We] made the decision to bring the jet to [destination]. Landed on [runway xx] after advising ATC. Flaps 50 power on flare. No damage noted; towed back to parking.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier Captain reported hearing multiple loud pops on takeoff and was informed that a nose wheel assembly was left on the runway.
Narrative: While taxiing out we turned onto the taxiway and heard a pop; stopped; [and] checked for any indication of something abnormal. Nothing noted. Continued taxiing and took off with no indication of anything wrong. Tower called at 140 kts. on the takeoff roll. Called again passing 700 ft. after gear was retracted to inform us of a nose tire left on the taxiway. [We] made the decision to bring the jet to [destination]. Landed on [Runway XX] after advising ATC. Flaps 50 Power on flare. No damage noted; towed back to parking.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.